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QNASL Nasal Spray Side Effects
Please note - some side effects for QNASL Nasal Spray may not be reported. Always consult your doctor or healthcare specialist for medical advice. You may also report side effects to the FDA.
QNASL Nasal Spray Side Effects - for the Professional
QNASL Nasal Spray
Applies to: nasal aerosol, metered
Systemic and local corticosteroid use may result in the following:
- Epistaxis, nasal discomfort, nasal ulcerations, Candida albicans infection, and impaired wound healing [see Warnings and Precautions (5.1)]
- Glaucoma and cataracts [see Warnings and Precautions (5.2)]
- Hypercorticism, adrenal suppression, and growth reduction [see Warnings and Precautions (5.5)(5.6), Use in Specific Populations (8.4)]
- Immunosuppression [see Warnings and Precautions (5.4)]
Clinical Trials Experience
The safety data described below for adults and adolescents 12 years of age and older with seasonal or perennial allergic rhinitis are based on four placebo-controlled clinical trials of 2 to 6 weeks' duration evaluating doses of beclomethasone nasal aerosol from 80 to 320 mcg once daily. These short-term trials included a total of 1394 patients with either seasonal or perennial allergic rhinitis. Of these, 575 (378 female and 197 male) received at least one dose of QNASL Nasal Aerosol, 320 mcg once daily and 578 (360 female and 218 male) received placebo. Patient ages ranged from 12 to 82 years and the racial distribution of patients was 81% white, 16% black, and 4% other.
Because clinical trials are conducted under widely varying conditions, adverse reaction rates observed in the clinical trials of a drug cannot be directly compared with rates in the clinical trials of another drug and may not reflect the rates observed in practice.
Short-Term (2–6 Weeks) Trials: Overall, the incidence of adverse reactions did not differ appreciably between patients treated with QNASL Nasal Aerosol and those who were treated with placebo. Less than 2% of patients in the clinical trials discontinued treatment because of adverse reactions with the rate of withdrawal among patients who received QNASL Nasal Aerosol similar to or lower than the rate among patients who received placebo. Table 1 displays the common adverse reactions (≥ 1% and greater than placebo-treated patients).
| QNASL Nasal Aerosol 320 mcg (N = 575) n (%) |
Placebo (N = 578) n (%) |
|
|---|---|---|
| Nasal Discomfort | 30 (5.2) | 28 (4.8) |
| Epistaxis | 11 (1.9) | 7 (1.2) |
| Headache | 13 (2.3) | 9 (1.6) |
Nasal ulcerations occurred in 2 patients treated with placebo and in 1 patient treated with QNASL Nasal Aerosol. There were no differences in the incidence of adverse reactions based on gender or race. Clinical trials did not have sufficient numbers of patients aged 65 years and older to determine whether they respond differently than younger patients.
Long-Term 52-Week Safety Trial: In a 52-week placebo-controlled long term safety trial in patients with PAR, 415 patients (128 males and 287 females, aged 12 to 74 years) were treated with QNASL Nasal Aerosol at a dose of 320 mcg once daily and 111 patients (44 males and 67 females, aged 12 to 67 years) were treated with placebo. Of the 415 patients treated with QNASL Nasal Aerosol, 219 patients were treated for 52 weeks and 196 patients were treated for 30 weeks. While most adverse events were similar in type and rate between the treatment groups, epistaxis occurred more frequently in patients who received QNASL Nasal Aerosol (45 out of 415, 11%) than in patients who received placebo (2 out of 111, 2%). Epistaxis also tended to be more severe in patients treated with QNASL Nasal Aerosol. In 45 reports of epistaxis in patients who received QNASL Nasal Aerosol, 27, 13, and 5 cases were of mild, moderate, and severe intensity, respectively, while the reports of epistaxis in patients who received placebo were of mild (1) and moderate (1) intensity. Seventeen patients treated with QNASL Nasal Aerosol experienced adverse reactions that led to withdrawal from the trial compared to 3 patients treated with placebo. There were 4 nasal erosions and 1 nasal septum ulceration which occurred in patients who received QNASL Nasal Aerosol, and no erosions or ulcerations noted in patients who received placebo. No patient experienced a nasal septum perforation during the trial.
Postmarketing Experience
In addition to adverse reactions reported from clinical trials for QNASL Nasal Aerosol, the following adverse events have been reported during use of other intranasal and inhaled formulations of beclomethasone dipropionate. Because these reactions are reported voluntarily from a population of uncertain size, it is not always possible to reliably estimate their frequency or establish a causal relationship to drug exposure. These events have been chosen for inclusion due to either their seriousness, frequency of reporting, or causal connection to beclomethasone dipropionate or a combination of these factors.
Intranasal beclomethasone dipropionate: Nasal septal perforation, glaucoma, cataracts, loss of taste and smell, and hypersensitivity reactions including anaphylaxis, angioedema, rash, and urticaria have been reported following intranasal administration of beclomethasone dipropionate.
Inhaled beclomethasone dipropionate: Hypersensitivity reactions, including anaphylaxis, angioedema, rash, urticaria, and bronchospasm have been reported following the oral inhalation of beclomethasone dipropionate.
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